Illinois ruled by Illinois, became the next left-wing state to deny President Trump’s rules banning transgender athletes from girls and women’s sports.
After weeks of quiz on the issue, the Illinois High Schools Agency (IHSA), which governs the state’s school sports, confirmed it would comply with Illinois laws passed by state radical Democrats who force women to participate in women and women’s sports. As a result, the IHSA is now officially moving to reject President Trump’s efforts to protect women from invasions by trans athletes. WQRF-TV It has been reported.
In March, 40 state lawmakers sent it. letter To IHSA, seeking that position as a transgender athlete.
The sports organization had stonewalled its requests by Tuesday. I answered And they said they would not follow federal rules, but instead follow the rules proposed by the Illinois Attorney General.
“The Illinois Attorney General and more recently, the Illinois Department of Human Rights has insisted on the IHSA that Illinois Human Rights Act requires transgender athletes to participate in events and programs that are in line with the gender-based nature of the gender they identify,” the IHSA said in its letter.
The organization added that following Trump’s common sense ban on trans athletes would interfere with state rules. “compliance [President’s] The executive order could remove the IHSA from compliance with Illinois human rights laws,” the group explained.
IHSA Chairman Dan Tully has put together his letter and attempts to assert that his organization is in a “unacceptable position” and has not set out which side is right for transgender athletes. But their siding with state rules clearly places them in leftist Democratic camps on the issue.
Several Republican lawmakers denounced the IHSA for their response.
“After a few weeks of waiting, the IHSA finally answered our letter. Their response is ridiculous,” Republican state Sen. Andrew Chesney said. I said On social media. “This should not be controversial. Girls deserve fair and safe competition. Enforcing competition with biological men is not fair and that’s not right.”
“Senate Republicans will continue to fight to protect the integrity of women’s sports in Illinois. Now is the time for the IHSA to follow federal guidelines and do the right thing for female athletes,” he added.
House Republican leader Tony McCoby also tore IHSA for siding with radical transgender ideology.
“The IHSA has once again chosen bias beyond ambiguity over direction and action. Their response is not only lagging, they are weak. They say, ‘That’s not our problem’, it’s useless to students in this state. It’s not leadership, it’s a police officer,” McCoby said.
“This is not about politics, it’s not about student safety, and delaying the clarity of this issue only extends the issue. If state law contradicts federal law, the path forward is to work honestly to resolve that dispute, rather than hiding from it and risking losing federal dollars,” added McCombie.
Republicans are a minority in the state legislature and have little power over issues such as trans-athletes.
Illinois has joined states, including Maine and Washington, banning trans athletes from women’s sports, beating the president’s Title IX rules.
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